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Ten years ago, I stood in a crowded hallway in Paris, watching history unfold. The Paris Agreement had just been adopted and the room erupted. There were cheers, tears and applause. I remember the...

They stood in a row, robes a little too long, shoes slightly untied, voices carrying more truth than they knew as they sang: “One step closer to being the best that I can be.” I had the honour of...

I often find that the most powerful ideas are the ones we overlook. We get caught up in chasing innovation, in launching megaprojects, in building the future as if it is something far away. But...

It was sunset in Muttrah and the sky over the corniche was brushed with hues of apricot and rose. The scent of frankincense drifted through the air as I sat at Bait Al Luban with a visiting friend, a...

When I arrived at Oman Sustainability Week, I was ready to dive straight in. Instead, I found myself trapped in loops around a packed parking lot. My coffee cooled as frustration grew. By the time I...

When Salalah’s first raindrop kisses the parched earth you can almost taste the sweet tang of wet frankincense on the breeze and hear the hush that falls just before the downpour. You might even...

This Monday, millions across Spain and Portugal found themselves in the dark. A massive blackout swept through both countries, halting trains, silencing cities and sending newsrooms scrambling. In one...

While corporate CEOs are stepping back from bold climate rhetoric, quietly and with little fanfare, a new architecture for sustainability is being cemented beneath their feet in the very structure of...

There are moments in one’s career that feel heavy with meaning. Not because of the titles in the room, but because of the quiet sense that something lasting is being built. For me, that moment came...

I remember the first time I was coerced to watch Game of Thrones. As someone who wasn’t particularly drawn to the series, I found myself reluctantly sitting through the first episode. Yet one scene...

I’ve often imagined the future, not in the abstract, but in the heat. The kind of heat that forces silence on a city, where life once thrived in the early morning hours and suddenly doesn’t. The...

As Ramadhan draws to a close, a quiet sense of anticipation settles over our homes and hearts. These final days invite more than routine reflection. They call us inward, gently asking us to reconsider...

I once stood in the African savanna, watching a rhino in the distance, its massive frame unshaken, its presence undeniable. You cannot ignore a rhino. It commands attention, demands space.Much like...

On February 25, the shores in Al Wusta bore witness to a profound loss, one that speaks to the delicate balance between the natural world and human progress. A gentle giant of the deep, known as...

I step outside just before sunset, expecting the evening’s familiar warmth. Instead, a cool breeze brushes past me, an unexpected reminder of Ramadhan long forgotten. I pause, letting it settle...

As I navigated the discussions at Oman Climate Week, one theme kept surfacing in my mind. The urgency of climate action is undeniable, yet there remains a critical gap in how we finance the...

At the Munich Security Conference this week, world leaders gathered in polished rooms to discuss war, defence, and global stability. The usual topics filled the air, alliances, threats, military...

Masirah Island is turning a page in its history. For years, the hum of diesel generators was the island’s lifeline, keeping homes, businesses and essential services running. Every kilowatt came with...

The 90-day stop order on USAID funding was announced quietly, wrapped in bureaucratic language. Three months. A temporary pause. Nothing to worry about. Except in the world of climate action, time is...

This week, a Chinese startup called DeepSeek astonished the tech community by unveiling an artificial intelligence model that rivals some of Silicon Valley’s most advanced systems for a fraction of...